Senior Finance Assistant being recruited exclusively for a growing family business in the Wimborne area. This is a great opportunity if you thrive on accuracy, ownership and continuous improvement. There is also potential to step up and support senior leadership while building your path towards a more senior level. This is a pivotal role in the finance team – all transactional accounts, driving controls, managing cashflow, and keeping the engine room of the business running smoothly.

Reporting to and working closely with the Financial Controller.

Key duties

• Own debt collection and keep debtor days tight
• Run banking, reconciliations and payment cycles smoothly
• Process supplier payments and staff expenses accurately and on time
• Prepare and submit VAT returns with confidence
• Issue statements and resolve customer queries quickly
• Import and reconcile bank data with precision
• Build clear, reliable cashflow forecasts
• Drive month-end close through to Trial Balance
• Deliver sharp variance analysis and commercial insight
• Step up for the Financial Controller when needed
• Tackle ad-hoc finance projects during busy periods

Essential:

• 3+ years’ QBE experience in a hands-on finance role
• Experience of Sage 50 and ideally Xero (transition is current)
• Strong grasp of P&L and Balance Sheet
• Confident with reconciliations, VAT and payment runs
• Highly proficient in Excel

• Professional and confident with customers and suppliers (phone, email, video)
• Proactive, reliable and accountable
• Analytical, detail-driven and commercially sharp
• Ambitious and keen to progress your finance career
• Flexible and willing to step up during peak periods (including month-end)

Desirable:

• AAT qualified or studying
• Xero experience
• Knowledge of credit rating processes and AFP
• Cashflow forecasting experience

A range of benefits are on offer.

Bond Williams Professional Recruitment are an equal opportunity employer and operate as an Employment Business and Recruitment Agency